40 Minutes of Funk

Funkmistress Nikki Glaspie (Super Sonic Shorties, The Nth Power, Dumpstaphunk) and I talk spirituality, hanging with and learning from Funk legends, auditioning for Beyoncé, covering Nirvana, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the...

Lance Ferguson and I discuss Star Trek references, editing songs for DJs, the rise of internet music, recording under pseudonyms, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minut...

Alex, Danilo, Giorgia, Pete, and I discuss bridge performances, police disturbances, a mutual love of Afrobeat, street funk, movie soundtrack revivals, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://ww...

Delvon Lamarr and I talk about spontaneous songs, keyboard collection quotas, and groove sub-genres, I quiz him on classic organists, and Jimmy James gets his fair share of verbal abuse! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on...

Maqs Rossi and I talk about covering James Brown and playing with "Pee Wee" Ellis, positive energy, optical illusions, a watermelon named Frank, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https:/...

Bryan Burkhart and I talk Star Wars decor, intentional positivity, and bayou skinny dipping, plus he drops a brand-new recording from the band's future EP! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www...

Ed Durocher and I chat about Canadian manners, prog rock, sci-fi tats, Victor Wooten's "The Music Lesson," three-stringed guitars, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.face...

Rusty Belicek, Frank Cueto, and I dig deep into the history of dance music and dance genres, opening for James Brown, and word processor skills, plus we check out some of their recent solo projects! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the sho...

Nick Etwell and I discuss art deco wallpaper, crate digging, phonographs, TV and film music, the '60s aesthetic, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | h...

Happy holidays from 40 Minutes of Funk! Thanks so much for listening each week. Tune in here for a quick holiday announcement, and we'll catch you in early 2022 for more episodes. 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on s...

The guys and I talk about doing splits, playing the rests, characters in the soultiverse, pop-up jams, and video shoots, plus, the fellas turn the tables and interview me for a spell! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on so...

Multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Shawn Lee and I talk about creative chaos, the Midwest Funk bed, recording exercise music, making MySpace connections, hunting the elusive Clutchy Hopkins, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the...

Alan Evans (Soulive, the Alan Evans Trio) and I discuss soundtracks for movies that don't exist, brotherly competition, songwriting as a multi-instrumentalist, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social medi...

Funk/soul veteran DJ Larry Grogan and I discuss funk evangelism, radio station allegiance, and sunshine pop, plus, he schools us on geographical funk and soul! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www....

Grammy Award-winning musician Shaun Martin and I discuss Funk in the church, Snarky Puppy prep, and emoting on the voice box, plus, I throw a keyboardist lightning round at him for good measure!  40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show....

JD, Mike, and I discuss fedoras, roller coasters, wrestling for stage time, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk . Sup...

Tom O'Grady and I fanboy over Herbie Hancock, collecting vinyl, and collecting keyboards, plus we discuss picking "go home" songs for live gigs, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: ht...

Greg Gonzalez, Beto “Bigtoe” Martinez, and I discuss how to "reset" the Funk, playing pool with the Wu-Tang Clan, and covering Ozzy, of course! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebo...

Dan West, Ivan Khatchoyan, and Jake Mason and I tell tales of how the Funk survived playing on the dance floor, laying on the dance floor, and smoking on the dance floor, plus the "funk face," covering Metallica, and more! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, ra...

Stefan Redtenbacher and I discuss funky folk music, setting copy machines on fire, teaching at Hogwarts, and selling technology to the Chinese government. 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.faceb...

Adam Volsen, Roy Spencer, and I discuss the cut and paste aesthetic, the "no snitching" policy among DJs, and Roy gives us a 72-second history of the evolution of funk. 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social...

Jake Mason and I talk about the "sh*tty is pretty" approach to recording, the Melbourne funk and soul scenes, the “funk web,” plus, we play Cookin' on 3 Burners' brand new single, which dropped Sept. 2021! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and...

Leigh Gracie and I discuss British Deep Funk, the 90's funk gulf, and the antics of backing up funk and soul legends like Martha High and Eddie Bo. Send me a text, yo! Support the show

Funk veteran Gilbert Rivera and I talk about talent shows, flying saucers, getting robbed in Oklahoma City, upstaging James Brown, and the beginnings of funk. 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.f...

Seven sweaty men cram into a small room to discuss corn dogs, Eddie Murphy, Dragon Ball Z, and the simplicities of democratic band leadership. Bonus content for Patreon members! 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social m...